Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 03:28     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
Save the final report of each year of school for record keeping.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 11:17     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
I save an electronic copy for our records but trash the printed ones. There's never any kind of comments just grades.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 11:14     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
They're all online so no
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 07:08     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
Anonymous wrote:I dont have the energy or creativity to create scrapbooks, but do have a large bin where I throw things from each kid that I choose to save, and it includes report cards.


Same. I keep the final one each year in case they’re ever curious to go back and look.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 01:08     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
I dont have the energy or creativity to create scrapbooks, but do have a large bin where I throw things from each kid that I choose to save, and it includes report cards.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 23:36     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why is this just about public school? Also, we get emails and have parent teacher conferences so we know how our kid is doing in school.


Because public schools usually don't have personal comments from teachers, only letters corresponding to pre-printed generic comments. Ex: on quoted poster's report card, "E&L, E posters likes to participate. L, poster lacks reading comprehension skills."



Our DCPS includes personalized notes from the teacher. lol at trying to make this a public vs private school thing. Is this how you justify tuition, by saying that younger personalized notes?
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 23:06     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
Anonymous wrote:My mother saved all of mine and they had short handwritten comments from the teachers. Even as I got older they provided insight into what I was like as a kid.

But DC’s DCPS report cards are so impersonal and just a series of numbers. Do you save these, whether at DCPS or elsewhere?


My parents used to save them, because they didn't trust that them. I can't remember but They thought they will had no idea what the past quarter grades where.........
We can look them up online anytime in the day in PWCS.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 22:57     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
I have a file with electronic report cards. We have moved locations a bit, so I keep them all as proof of attendance.

But no, most public school report cards are just electronic with grades in them--no handwritten comments like the olden days.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 22:54     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
Anonymous wrote:Why is this just about public school? Also, we get emails and have parent teacher conferences so we know how our kid is doing in school.


Because public schools usually don't have personal comments from teachers, only letters corresponding to pre-printed generic comments. Ex: on quoted poster's report card, "E&L, E posters likes to participate. L, poster lacks reading comprehension skills."
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 22:45     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
Why is this just about public school? Also, we get emails and have parent teacher conferences so we know how our kid is doing in school.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 17:01     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
Our school gives feedback quarterly with personalized info. It is all saved in Aspen. I do not print them out, but do write a letter to my kid on their birthday summarizing their year and add excerpts from the report cards.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 16:17     Subject: Re:Do you save public school report cards?
I saved DCPS report cards electronically from Aspen as a short term record in case we change schools or leave town. Will purge them when kids get older. Zero sentimental value in saving them, unlike the ones from my childhood with personal comments.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 15:25     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
I randomly have my second grade report card. I have some of the kids report cards and they do have comments.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 14:59     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
Nope. I already have too much papers stored as it is.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 14:57     Subject: Do you save public school report cards?
My mother saved all of mine and they had short handwritten comments from the teachers. Even as I got older they provided insight into what I was like as a kid.

But DC’s DCPS report cards are so impersonal and just a series of numbers. Do you save these, whether at DCPS or elsewhere?